Andrew Daly
Andrew Daly is an iced-coffee-addicted, oddball Telecaster-playing, alfredo pasta-loving journalist from Long Island, NY, who, in addition to being a contributing writer for Guitar World, scribes for Rock Candy, Bass Player, Total Guitar, and Classic Rock History. Andrew has interviewed favorites like Ace Frehley, Johnny Marr, Vito Bratta, Bruce Kulick, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Rich Robinson, and Paul Stanley, while his all-time favorite (rhythm player), Keith Richards, continues to elude him.
Latest articles by Andrew Daly

Guitarist Bill Kelliher on why Mastodon was never the same after 'Crack the Skye'
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist also details the unusual guitars behind the group's 2009 breakout album

“He went through the paperwork, and when he looked at the serial number, the color drained from his face. He just looked ashen.” Vernon Reid reveals how a simple error resulted in his greatest guitar find
By Andrew Daly published
The Living Colour guitarist also reveals his favorite and least favorite guitars, and the one that got away

Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein challenges lazy thinking about Gibson’s most notorious era
By Andrew Daly last updated
She and Corin Tucker put their Gibsons to use on 'Little Rope,' out now as a Deluxe edition with bonus cuts

Joe Bonamassa reveals the one guitar that does it all... and the one he'll never play
By Andrew Daly published
The guitar aficionado also tells us which guitar he'll never play, and the pedal on his board that he can't do without

"Slash begged me, 'Please don't ask me that.' " Joe Perry reveals the full story of how he lost and found the Les Paul ’Burst from his 1970s Aerosmith era
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist laments there is one guitar he sold long ago that he still wants back

Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison on the value of chord knowledge — and why 20 layers of guitars is too many
By Andrew Daly published
The Nashville guitarist says writing on acoustic guitar is key to her method

Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important guitar technique
By Ken Sharp published
The Pink Floyd producer offered his insights while sharing details about recording Gilmour's most famous solo

Richie Kotzen tells why rehearsing sometimes makes no difference
By Andrew Daly published
Kotzen also reveals how a song from his new solo album, 'Nomad,' came to him in a dream

Mark Tremonti reveals how Creed wrote their hit “Higher” — spontaneously, in front of an audience
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist also tells how suicide, soundchecks and airplanes played roles in his favorite Creed tracks

Scott Gorham tells how Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” was saved from oblivion
By Andrew Daly published
The classic-rock icon also shared with us the Irish origins of the group’s twin-guitar harmony attack

Yngwie Malmsteen reveals the 60-year history behind his new MXR signature overdrive
By Andrew Daly published
As the Swedish virtuoso tells Guitar Player, “I wanted a Marshall. But it wasn’t enough to create the sound in my head.”

Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist soon, however, joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers instead and discussed the lessons learned in a candid new interview with GP

With a helping hand from Greta Van Fleet's Sam Kiszka, Hannah Wicklund has her eyes on the prize
By Andrew Daly published
Armed with a pink Tom Anderson Raven – and, on occasion, Kiszka's Gibson Murphy Lab SG – Wicklund is back with an album the blues-rocker says is her most authentic to date

Slowly emerging from a hiatus, Sarah Longfield's ever-impressive playing is “more chill now”
By Andrew Daly published
Having recently served as an instructor at Vai Academy 7.0, the genre-blending, Strandberg-wielding innovator is set to take her playing in an entirely new direction

“The best solos have soul, feeling and chops. Players concerned with only playing fast are missing the point...”: With heavy themes and cameos from Alex Skolnick and Vernon Reid, Jane Getter's new album features her most inspired playing to date
By Andrew Daly published
Channeling a multitude of influences, Getter has delivered a spunky record that transcends genre and easy categorization
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